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Don’t Leave Installation Dollars On The Table According to the Consumer Electronics Association, accessories are the most profitable product category in retail. This starts with all the A/V cables and hardware necessary to distribute the signals. Those of us in the wholesale consumer...

Consider the ClearStream1 Consider the ClearStream1 (indoor, outdoor and attic use) from Antennas Direct (antennasdirect.com), the same company that designed and maufactured the origonal DB2 and DB4 referred to. It's only 10”h x 10” w x 4.5” deep, with a range of 30 miles. It is a high...

Consumer Reports rates Converter Boxes Consumer Reports has upgraded their ratings on some of the available converter boxes at: ConsumerReports.org - DTV converter boxes ratings

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Your zip code would help. But your best bet is to buy a new ClearStream2 indoor/outdoor antenna from Antennas Direct. The ClearStream2 has a range of up to 50 Miles in a small, but powerful 10” x 20” antenna. It has a beam width of 70 degrees, so it will pick up a wide range of stations...

I looked up Castro Valley on antennapoint.com. Although there are literally dozens of broadcast stations within range of you up and down the coast, unless you want to use a rotor or more than one antenna, your best bet is to buy a new ClearStyream2 indoor/outdoor antenna from Antennas Direct...

Multi-Path solved by up-graded outdoor antenna Jim is right. You are suffering from Multi-path. Multi-path signals reaching the antenna out of phase can confuse the ATSC (Digital) chip set in the converter box (or digital TV tuner sets). If the signal reaching the front of the antenna...

Multi-Path No Static is probably right. In areas with multiple buildings and many other hard objects, not to mention tress, especially pine tress, you have to deal with Multi-path (bounced signals). Multi-path signals reaching the antenna out of phase can confuse the ATSC (Digital) chip set...

Other HDTV Antenna Option Before you buy the phillips antenna, consider the new ClearStream at Antennas Direct | C2 ClearStream2 HDTV Antenna for the DTV Transition. While Antennas can’t tell the difference between analog and digital signals, there are definitely certain models which...

I looked up Belchertown on antennapoint.com. You have 13 UHF stations within the 55 mile range of the DB4. The DB4 is a great multi-directional antenna. What is unclear is that you say you’re getting snow. WGBY PBS UHF 22 and WGGB ABC UHF 40 are only 13 miles from you. Are you using an older...

I looked up Longview 75605 on antennapoint.com. Don is right; the Antennas Direct 91XG is an excellent choice with a range of over 50 Miles and a very high gain of 16.7 dB. Fox (KFSF) is only 24 miles from you on a compose heading of 211°. NBC (KETK) out of Jackson is 48 miles away on a heading...

Do what Don suggested. If you're putting the antenna in the attic (good idea), be aware of large metal objects like your water heater, air-handler, etc. in the direction of your towers and avoid them. Also, aluminum siding or metal-backed insulation, if you have it, will be a problem.

Just have the D* guy install a UHF antenna on a "J" pole, when he installs your dish and diplex it onto the incoming cable, then reverse diplex it at your TV. Make sure the OTA antenna can "see" over the peak of your roof, if installed where your dish is located, so the roof peak is not in the...

Not all converter boxes are equal. And you’re now dealing with a digital tuner in all converter boxes. Consumer Reports has rated some of the available converter boxes at: ConsumerReports.org - DTV converter boxes ratings You may also be experiencing Multi-path. Multi-path is caused by...

Go to antennapoint.com and find the stations you would like to receive.